Russian propaganda sources are distributing a video in which a woman says that recently “a certain percentage of Ukrainian citizens” have been buying real estate in Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region in order to “legally end up on Russian territory” in the coming years.

However, this information is not true, Ukrinform journalists write. In the video, the woman expresses only her own opinion, hinting that Ukrainians are supposedly hoping for Russia to occupy this region. She does not provide any evidence for her words, does not refer to verified and objective sources that could confirm this information.

The woman in the video is Maryna Onishchenko, a Ukrainian from Kharkiv who moved to Russia after the full-scale invasion. She is a collaborator and Russian propagandist, and runs a blog on the Russian video portal Rutube. In her videos, Onishchenko shows life in Russia and talks about how “Ukrainians live well in Russia, unlike life in Europe”. In particular, the propagandist’s “creative legacy” includes a video about how “Ukrainians fled Britain for Russia”. The woman also interviews foreigners who moved to Russia and spread various fakes about Ukraine on their social networks.

This is her latest disinformation campaign aimed at causing discord in Ukrainian society. Earlier, we analyzed the fake news that residents of the Kharkiv region allegedly supported the “referendum on joining Russia” for “approval of local authorities”.